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Pablo Garza
vs. Yves
JabouinRound 1
Jabouin is simply brutalizing Garza with leg kicks early. One
particularly hard strike cuts Garza’s leg out from underneath. A
punch soon after knocks his mouthpiece out. Another kick buckles
the American’s left leg and he tries to retaliate with one of his
own. Midway through the round, Garza ties up, lands knees and leaps
into a triangle choke. The lanky “Scarecrow” has it locked up, but
it’s loose. Garza adjusts and it’s looking very tight now. He
elbows Jabouin’s head and rolls on top. Garza is trying to tell
referee Yves Lavigne that Jabouin is out, but Jabouin signals that
he’s okay. A moment later, Garza pulls down hard on the head,
forcing the tap at 4:31 of the opening round.

Kyle Watson
vs. John
MakdessiRound 1
The lightweights lob tentative punches in the opening minute, the
longer Watson flicking out leg kicks. Makdessi times a low kick and
socks Watson with a straight left; two minutes in, it’s the hardest
offense of the fight. Watson looks to go low for a double
momentarily, then thinks otherwise. Another leg kick is countered
with a Makdessi left hand. Watson leaps inside to clinch and gets
one knee off, but eats a quick flurry from Makdessi as they split.
Makdessi turns into a side kick that grazes Watson’s midsection.
Hook kick from Makdessi, but it’s off the mark. Makdessi gets off
another pair of stiff lefts in the last minute; Watson thuds a kick
to his body at the horn.

Round 2
Makdessi getting busy with low and front kicks early in the second.
The grappler Watson is still trying to hang on the feet, but
despite his reach advantage, just can’t find the range. Makdessi is
wheeling backward, picking Watson apart with counter left hooks and
straight right hands. Watson gets off a slapping head kick, but
Makdessi doesn’t fall. Makdessi goes back to the turning side-kicks
and Watson tries to emulate, with less success. Two minutes left in
the round and “The Bull” is still playing matador to Watson. Watson
misses a spinning back fist and Makdessi lands one seconds later.
Big, close-quarters left hook from Makdessi buckles Watson’s legs.
He stays up and Makdessi decks him again, this time right under the
jaw. Makdessi starts pushing forward with kicks in the last 15
seconds and zaps Watson with a nasty right, and another one-two
just before the horn.

Round 3
The lightweights touch gloves to begin the final round and Makdessi
whips Watson with another turning kick shortly after. Finally,
Watson ties up and muscles Makdessi into the cage. They disengage
and Watson seems to be cut under the eye. As he’s checking the
damage, Makdessi blitzes. Punches land, further leg kicks and then
it happens. Makdessi fakes a right leg kick and drills a spinning
left back-fist directly into Watson’s bloodied cheek. Watson falls
to his back, out cold, and referee Dan Miragliotta steps in for the
save. It’s a highlight reel knockout for John Makdessi at 1:27 of
the third round.

Jason
MacDonald vs. Ryan
JensenRound 1
Herb Dean is the referee for this middleweight bout. Jensen rushes
right in with straight punches and MacDonald goes low for a
takedown. Jensen’s back is to the fence and he jumps guard with a
guillotine. The Canadian extracts his head and the Toronto crowd
likes the turn of events as MacDonald climbs onto Jensen’s back.
Jensen twists into his foe and tripods up in MacDonald’s guard at
the base of the cage. MacDonald throws up a triangle and it must be
tight, because Jensen immediately tries to slam his way free. He
can’t, and the slam only helps MacDonald to tighten the choke.
Jensen throws a few punches in vain before tapping out at the 1:37
mark.

Ivan
Menjivar vs. Charlie
ValenciaRound 1
Valencia comes out with kicks to the body and then the
bantamweights start sniping. Menjivar lands a solid one-two down
the pipe and the pair clinch up. Menjivar fires hard left elbow in
the clinch. The first doesn’t drop Valencia, but the second elbow
crushes his nose and sends him dropping to the floor. Menjivar
follows up with punches from above and referee “Big” John McCarthy
rescues the helpless Valencia just 90 seconds into the first
round.

Claude
Patrick vs. Daniel
RobertsRound 1
Roberts comes straight at Patrick, who changes levels and puts
“Ninja” on his back. Roberts is leaning to his right, looking for
an arm as Patrick scoots him around the cage. One minute in, he
finds it and Patrick is forced to slow his roll and defend. Patrick
opts to stand and the southpaws go back to throwing. Roberts lands
a pair of short knees, but Patrick is controling the action from
the clinch. Patrick is chopping away with knees now. Roberts breaks
away. Roberts throws a superman punch but whiffs. Patrick lands a
nice straight left over the top, then rushes in and lands an elbow
before clinching. An outside leg trip from Patrick puts Roberts on
his back once again. Patrick lands in half guard. Roberts has
rubber guard with 30 seconds left and Patrick backs out. The
Canadian drills Roberts with a left hook and Roberts is in trouble.
Patrick rushes him with uppercuts, maybe half a dozen to the head
and body, but can’t finish before the horn.

Round 2
Roberts absorbs more punches and leg kicks from Patrick for 30
seconds before taking Patrick down. They don’t stay on the mat for
long, as Patrick gets to his feet and Roberts clinches him into the
cage. Patrick digs a few punches to Robert’s ribs over the
shoulder. They split and Patrick connects with a step-in knee with
the Thai plum. Roberts misses a Superman punch, then lands a solid
kick to the gut of Patrick, who answers with a chopping leg kick.
Patrick floors Roberts with a high double-leg and Roberts is
sitting against the cage, where he finds a guillotine. Ninja can’t
finish the choke, but uses it to sweep and take side control with
two minutes to go. Roberts is looking for an arm-triangle choke,
but he’s in a tricky spot at the base of the fence. Patrick regains
half-guard and open-hand slaps Roberts three times to the back of
the head. Roberts looks at ref Dan Miragliotta, to no avail.
Patrick regains full guard and then stands, but has his back taken
in the scramble. Roberts brings him to the floor, but can’t hold
Patrick down. Patrick lands a leg kick and a solid one-two in the
last 30 seconds, while Roberts wings a dozen tired punches that
don’t connect.

Round 3
Roberts looking exhausted as he lands another thudding body kick in
the opening minute. Patrick catches the next one and shoves Roberts
into the cage, where he pops the American with a short left and
trips him to the floor. Patrick takes full mount without much space
to work, driving a left hand or two into Roberts’ face before being
stuffed back to full guard. Roberts shrimps after another left hand
and gets to his feet. More tired punches from Roberts until he
gives up and goes for a takedown. Patrick defends it and grabs a
guillotine, then gives it up and puts Roberts’ back to the cage.
Patrick obeys the Toronto crowd hollering for knees and throws a
few up the middle. Roberts reverses Patrick into the fence and
stalls out. Miragliotta restarts them with 50 seconds to go.
Patrick is letting Roberts punch from a mile away but not throwing
anything of his own. Roberts tries for a takedown with 20 seconds
left and it’s stuffed. Patrick tries a guillotine that allows
Roberts to get on top and finish the round with weary punches to
the body.

Official scores: All three judges have it 29-28 for the
winner by unanimous decision, Claude Patrick.

Sean Pierson
vs. Jake
EllenbergerRound 1
Herb Dean referees the show’s first televised prelim. Tentative
trading in the early going, with Ellenberger sticking the hometown
favorite with a pair of solid left hands. Ellenberger plows Pierson
down with a double-leg, but Pierson hops right back up. Right hook
lands for Ellenberger, then a left, and Pierson clinches up. They
split quickly and Pierson’s bleeding under his right eye. A massive
left hook from Ellenberger spins Pierson around. Two more punches
come from Ellenberger as Pierson falls limply to the canvas. Herb
Dean calls the stop at 2:42 and it’s a vicious knockout win for
Jake Ellenberger.

Rory
MacDonald vs. Nate
DiazRound 1
The southpaw Diaz assumes his rangy, pawing stance as MacDonald
flicks slapping kicks to the head and body. After a minute of
tentative exchanging, Diaz holds his arms out in the typical style
and implores the Candian to come forward. MacDonald lands a nice
one-two as Diaz comes in to tie up. He shoves MacDonald’s back into
the cage and throws a few hands to the gut. MacDonald gets an
underhook and reverses, then goes low for a takedown. Diaz defends,
but MacDonald tries to pull him into guard. Nothing doing and the
welterweights go back to the feet. MacDonald with a Superman punch,
a left jab, then just misses with a head kick. Diaz keeps coming
forward and MacDonald begins finding success with counter-punches.
They clinch up again with neither getting the upperhand, and
MacDonald exits with a knee at the 70 second mark. Diaz ducks a
MacDonald left and goes for a single. The Stockton, Calif., native
can’t execute and changes to a double as MacDonald puts his back to
the fence. Knee to the body from Diaz is answered by a right hand
from MacDonald. The horn sounds and ref John McCarthy steps between
the fighters as Diaz keeps jawing.

Round 2
More clinching early. They split and Diaz catches a front kick from
MacDonald, lets it go, and taunts his Canadian opponent. MacDonald
bullies Diaz against the cage and tries to trip him down as Diaz
punches to the body and head. MacDonald succeeds with the trip, but
Diaz quickly gets back to his feet. Now, MacDonald slams Diaz to
the mat in the center of the cage. MacDonald stands and dodges
upkicks, then socks Diaz with a nice right hand as Diaz stands.
Diaz still coming forward, trying to find his range, and he puts a
straight left on MacDonald’s cheek. Another clinch and MacDonald
snaps Diaz’s head back with an uppercut. Face reddened, Diaz
resists a MacDonald single-leg and takes the power position in the
clinch. Diaz shrugs his right shoulder into MacDonald’s jaw and
trips him down, but MacDonald just stands back up. Diaz pushes
forward with a slapping one-two. MacDonald leaps in with a flying
knee and then tries a single-leg, but abandons it when Diaz looks
for a standing kimura. MacDonald snaps off another one-two-leg kick
combo before the horn.

Round 3
MacDonald just misses on a right high kick. Diaz continues coming
forward, whereupon he’s clinched into the cage by “The Waterboy.”
Diaz tries to pick the ankle of MacDonald and instead eats a hard
punch from his knees. MacDonald hops onto Diaz’s back and twice
ragdolls him to the floor with huge power. Big punches from
MacDonald on top before he backs out. Diaz still on the mat,
MacDonald comes back in with more shots, then suplexes Diaz once
again for good measure. Two minutes to go and MacDonald stuffs a
trip attempt from Diaz as they clinch against the fence. Diaz’s
single-leg is sprawled on and MacDonald connects with more punches,
elbows. MacDonald winds up on top with a minute to go. He stands
and dodges upkicks in the last minute before the horn sounds on
what should be a unanimous decision for the Canadian prospect.

Official scores: The scores are 30-27 and 30-26 (twice) in
favor of Rory MacDonald, who takes a unanimous decision before a
raucous Rogers Centre crowd.

Benson
Henderson vs. Mark
BocekRound 1
Bocek puts a straight right on Henderson and the pair clinch, with
Henderson reversing to take dominant position. The former WEC champ
has double underhooks as he tries to trip Bocek to the ground.
Bocek resists and eats a knee to the gut, but answers with one of
his own. The lightweights jockey for position and aren’t active
enough for ref Yves Lavigne, who restarts them in the center. Bocek
puts another right hand on “Smooth” and they clinch again. Left
elbow comes over the top from Henderson, then a right leg kick.
Henderson pumps his right jab in Bocek’s face and then comes
forward with a Superman punch and a hard leg kick. Another
punch-kick combo from Henderson and Bocek shoots for a single leg.
Henderson gets a half dozen hard punches off as he hops on one leg,
but eventually succumbs to the takedown. Bocek works from
Henderson’s butterfly guard with less than a minute to go. He can’t
pass before the horn, while Henderson lands some elbows from the
bottom.

Round 2
Henderson resists a Bocek single-leg and elbows to the Canadian’s
body as they clinch against the fence. Henderon with a takedown
now; Bocek gets up and is tripped straight back down. Bocek looks
for a leg or arm as Henderson sits atop in half-guard, punching
away. Henderson’s leg slips loose as Bocek gets up and clinches.
Henderson soon has underhooks, though, and goes back to punishing
Bocek against the cage. Knees inside from Henderson until Bocek
grabs a front headlock and drags him to his knees. Bocek has a
guillotine and he’s switching to an anaconda. Bocek rolls, can’t
finish, stands back up and adjusts the choke. It’s a standing
guillotine now, but Bocek rolls again to try and finish. Henderson
pops loose and goes wild, blasting Bocek with vicious elbows and
knees to the body. When the round ends, Bocek is busted wide open
with red blood staining his hairline and forehead.

Round 3
Bocek is patched up and toweled down with a great gob of Vaseline
on his cut. He brings Henderson down and finds himself in the
American’s tight, closed guard. Henderson is keeping active with
short punches from underneath and then throws his legs up for an
armbar. It doesn’t come, but does allow him to sweep and pummel
Bocek from the standing position. Bocek drives forward and jumps on
Henderson’s back standing, but soon slips off. Henderson takes
underhooks and knees Bocek inside. Bocek’s bleeding again as he
elbows the ribs of Henderson, who’s looking for a double-leg.
Henderson gets it and sprawls on a counter-shot while driving
elbows to the head and punches under the arm. Bocek stands and
takes more damage in the form of knees to the midsection and
punches up top. With 40 seconds remaining, Bocek charges forward
and gets a takedown. Henderson shrimps to his knee, nearly gets
caught in a guillotine, but escapes. He slams Bocek with more knees
against the cage just before the end of the bout.

Official scores: It's a unanimous decision with all three
judges' scorecards reading 30-27 in favor of Ben Henderson.

Vladimir
Matyushenko vs. Jason
BrilzRound 1
Matyushenko throws first, big bunches of punches as Brilz ducks
low. A big right uppercut cracks Brilz on the temple, and a forearm
finds its mark as he goes down. Brilz’s lights go out as
Matyushenko blasts him with hammerfists and Dan Miragliotta is
forced to intervene. Brilz comes to right away and protests, but
replays show the stoppage was righteous. The official time is 20
seconds of the first round.

Randy
Couture vs. Lyoto
MachidaRound 1
Couture whips his head from side to side, dodging Machida’s first
punches. The wrestler shoots for the waist of Machida and then dips
back out. Machida sneaking some solid right hands through as the
205-pounders feel one another out. Couture pushes forward and
Machida wings counterpunches, clipping “Captain America” with an
uppercut in the clinch. Couture punches to the body of Machida, who
replies with a sharp one-two to the mush. Couture still inching
forward, but Machida is being Machida and staying out of range.
Machida leaps into the pocket with a knee and Couture tries to
bully him into the cage, but the Brazilian won’t have it. Couture
tries a waistlock, can’t get it, and settles for clinching on the
fence. They don’t stay there long, as Machida circles out and kicks
Couture in the gut. Machida lands another knee to the gut in the
closing seconds.

Round 2
Couture fakes a few shots, but is clearly cautious of coming inside
on Machida, who continues to counter with big hooks and push kicks.
Out of nowhere, in center cage, Machida plants a hopping front kick
straight out of “The Karate Kid” on Couture’s chin. Randy goes down
and ref Yves Lavigne waves it off, the end coming at 1:05 of the
second round. Speaking to Joe Rogan after the fight, Couture
confirms that he is now retired.

UFC Featherweight ChampionshipJose
Aldo vs. Mark
HominickRound 1
John McCarthy is the referee for the first featherweight title bout
in UFC history. Aldo stares at the ground during final
instructions, only looking up at Hominick as they retreat to their
corners. The Brazilian looks relaxed, the Canadian twitchy as they
touch gloves and circle. Aldo fires a one-two, a leg kick, an
uppercut, another leg kick. He dodges a big right hand from
Hominick and then drives a left hand to the gut. Another leg kick
buckles the left knee of Hominick. Left hand from Hominick finds it
mark; Aldo replies with another leg kick. Hominick catches a front
kick and Aldo falls down, but hops right back up. Aldo is going
after the left leg of Hominick, who’s now checking the strikes.
Aldo plows Hominick down with a double-leg and avoids an armbar
attempt. Working from Hominick’s closed guard, Aldo lays a forearm
across his challenger’s throat and slams him with short staples.
Aldo postures up, can’t find space, and goes back down. Hominick’s
doing well to tie up and avoid punishment, prompting McCarthy to
tell the pair to get busy. Aldo responds by dropping elbows on
Hominick’s face. Some more strikes come from on top and Hominick is
bleeding from the nose and cheek, looking lumpy around the
forehead. They’re not active enough for McCarthy, who stands them
up with 30 seconds left. Hominick pops the champ with a left hook,
but eats another leg kick and is taken down again by Aldo. That’s
where the first round ends.

Round 2
Hominick comes out the aggressor, looking for uppercuts and left
hooks. He drives a particularly hard left to Aldo’s body. Right
uppercut from Aldo and he ducks a left hook. Hominick stuffs a shot
and punches to the body again. Aldo has slowed significantly and is
not dodging Hominick’s punches as well as he did in the first
frame. Just after he eats a one-two, he uses head movement to avoid
about six consecutive Hominick shots. Aldo gets a takedown with
three minutes to go and Hominick goes back to tying up. The
Canadian uses his feet to push off the fence and further neutralize
Aldo. The champ drops a few hard punches from on top. McCarthy
warns Hominick for grabbing the fence with his hands and pushing
off, an infraction Hominick has repeated a few times now. They’re
stood up with a minute to go, but Aldo soon floors Hominick with
another double-leg. Hominick is pushing off the cage with his feet
again with Aldo in side control. Again, Aldo can’t get space to do
damage and the round ends in a stalemate.

Round 3
Hominick looks the much fresher fighter at the start of the third.
He circles the champion and flicks out his left jab while Aldo
tries to counter and lobs leg kicks. Aldo ducks in behind an
uppercut and tries a takedown, but Hominick slips it. Aldo’s head
movement still looks good, as he dodges punches while standing
almost stock still. Another chopping leg kick from the champ, then
a straight one-two down the pipe. Hominick snaps Aldo’s head back
with a jab. Both men dig to the body at the same time. Aldo gets a
single-leg takedown, but Hominick’s right back up, jabbing away.
The Brazilian’s face is reddened, even as he continues to move out
of the way of a number of Hominick’s punches. Aldo throws a right
that clips Hominick behind the ear and a follow-up hook sends the
challenger to his back. Aldo pounces and lands a few flush shots,
but can’t finish and settles down into Hominick’s guard with a
minute to go. Aldo drops a few elbows; Hominick boxes his man’s
ears with open palms.

Round 4
Hominick’s left eye looks to have sustained serious damage as the
championship rounds begin. Aldo gets back to his leg kicks and then
cracks Hominick with a left that stumbles the challenger. Aldo
thinks an inside thigh kick catches Hominick low and offers to
stop, but Hominick wants to keep going. Twenty seconds later, Aldo
steps in with a knee and does clip Hominick’s cup. Hominick is
ready to get going seconds after and they go back to swinging. A
few more kicks from Aldo and Hominick’s left leg is looking like
rubber. Left hands from Aldo find their marks on the badly moused
cheek of “The Machine.” Another direct hit to Hominick’s left leg.
Double jab from Hominick is answered by an Aldo right straight and
Hominick falls to his back. Aldo goes into the Canadian’s guard and
tries to elbow. Hominick ties up but now has a giant, Hasim
Rahman-sized knot on his right forehead. McCarthy allows them to
fight on for 20 seconds before calling for the cageside physician.
The doctor surprisingly clears Hominick to continue and they resume
with 40 seconds left. Aldo scores another takedown before the end
of the frame.

Round 5
Just as the final round is set to begin, McCarthy calls for the
doctor again. The doctor performs some eye checks and clears the
challenger for battle once more. The featherweights slap hands to
begin the last frame and Aldo goes to his leg kicks. He slips a
one-two from Hominick and drills an uppercut to the gut that seems
to hurt the Canadian badly. Hominick gets a takedown and tries to
punish from top position. Aldo eats a few left hands before trying
to tie up with Hominick, who’s now bleeding profusely from the left
side of his face. Short right hammerfist bounces off Aldo’s face.
The champion is shrimping, but weary and unable to escape the
punishment. Still 2:30 to go as Hominick works from the Brazilian’s
open guard. Aldo covers his head and Hominick punches to the body.
Zero offense coming from the champion on the bottom and plenty
coming from Hominick on top in the form of elbows, forearms,
punches. Dozens of unanswered strikes come from Hominick with Aldo
helpless to prevent it. Aldo hangs on for dear life with 30 seconds
to go. Hominick stands and tries to dive past Aldo’s guard. He
lands a few left hands on the way in, but can’t pass. It’s right
down to the buzzer and it looks as though Aldo will hold on. He
does and Hominick helps him up at the final horn. The pair embrace
before Hominick drops down for some push-ups; Aldo follows suit and
the Toronto crowd laughs.

Official scores: Judge Douglas Crosby scores it 48-45, while
Nelson Hamilton has it 48-46 and Sal D’Amato 49-46, all in favor of
the winner and still UFC featherweight champion, Jose Aldo.

UFC Welterweight ChampionshipGeorges
St. Pierre vs. Jake
ShieldsRound 1
Referee Herb Dean is in charge of this welterweight title tilt.
Shields is flicking the jab out early, throwing body kicks which
St. Pierre blocks. The challenger catches a kick from GSP and
shoves him into the fence, where he lets the let go in favor of
over-unders. St. Pierre spins him around and then disengages.
Shields still trying to jab, but he’s not in range. St. Pierre
stings him with a right straight, misses a spinning back-kick. Left
jabs starting to get through for GSP. Another side-kick finds
Shields’ midsection. St. Pierre with a right hand over the top just
before the two-minute mark. A stiff left jab from St. Pierre
coincides with a Shields kick, sending Shields toppling to the mat.
He’s stung, but pops right back up and goes toe-to-toe with GSP
again. St. Pierre is mixing right leg kicks with his left jabs in
the last minute, already putting marks on his challenger’s face as
the first round ends.

Round 2
Blood comes from the mouth of Shields as the second round begins
and St. Pierre paws with more jabs. Shields gets off a right
straight, but that’s about it in the first 60 seconds. GSP,
meanwhile, lands jabs and leg kicks, occasionally throwing an
overhand right to back Shields up. One right hand lands behind
Shields’ ear and the Cesar Gracie protégé tilts before circling
out. St. Pierre stalks, hunting for the big, right-handed haymaker
now. Turning back-kick goes straight to the gut of Shields, who is
looking off-balance and unstable as St. Pierre picks his punches.
St. Pierre dances and feints, chopping Shields down with leg kicks.
Shields shoots, but there’s nothing there.

Round 3
St. Pierre is still looking for the big right hand, keeping out of
range of Shields, who stands flat-footed and moves in straight
lines. Neither man finding much success in the first half of the
round, but the champion undoubtedly looks the better and more
in-control fighter. He sprawls all over a shot from Shields, lands
a leg kick, then a right hand. Shields gets a kick to the body
through, but eats a right hand in return. St. Pierre catches the
next kick and drives a straight right down the pipe. St. Pierre
doubles up on a jab and slams Shields to the ground, finishing in
half-guard. The champion is clearly bothered by a small mouse under
his left eye as he walks back to his corner at the end of the
period.

Round 4
St. Pierre gets another takedown early, but doesn’t want the fight
there. He lets Shields back up and goes back to jabbing, kicking,
Superman-punching. With 2:40 to go, a left head kick hurts Shields
badly. He recovers quickly on the ground and St. Pierre wants to
keep it on the feet. St. Pierre’s left jabs and straights are
coming in at will. Shields throws his arms up in frustration,
taunting the champion in the manner of teammate Nick Diaz. St.
Pierre is bleeding on the left side of his face now, cut on the
bridge of his nose.

Round 5
St. Pierre looks to keep his rage as the final round begins,
jabbing and switch-kicking as Shields inches in to close the gap.
The champ catches Shields coming in with a combo and staggers him
with a counter right hand. Halfway through, the last round is still
up for grabs, but Shields likely needs a finish here. St. Pierre’s
left eye looks a mess, now streaming blood, and Shields is trying
to target it with straight rights. St. Pierre lands a left jab with
40 seconds left that has Shield pawing at his right eye. Shield’s
nose is badly busted up now. At the 10-second mark, GSP tries for
one last takedown, but Shields stuffs it. The men embrace at the
final horn.